Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.3 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta, 2000 to 2025
All 26 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5 |
| 2024 | 7.2 |
| 2023 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 7.6 |
| 2021 | 10.5 Series break |
| 2020 | 9.7 |
| 2019 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 7.4 |
| 2017 | 8.8 |
| 2016 | 9.4 |
| 2015 | 11.8 |
| 2014 | 11.6 |
| 2013 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2011 | 12.1 |
| 2010 | 12.2 |
| 2009 | 12.6 |
| 2008 | 11.4 |
| 2007 | 13.7 |
| 2006 | 13.6 Series break |
| 2005 | 15 Series break |
| 2004 | 15.4 Series break |
| 2003 | 20.5 |
| 2002 | 18.5 |
| 2001 | 19.4 |
| 2000 | 26.9 |
Compared with European Union (27)
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Malta | 8.5 |
| European Union (27) | 11 |
Rankings
Definition
People aged 15 to 29 who are not employed and received no formal or non-formal education or training in the four weeks before the survey, as a percentage of all people aged 15 to 29 (EU Labour Force Survey).
Counts both unemployed young people and those outside the labour force. The denominator is the whole age group, so it is not the youth unemployment rate. The EU target is below 9% by 2030.
How to cite
Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20) (Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, Malta, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table
MLA 9
Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20), Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, Malta, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/neet-rate-15-29/malta. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, Malta, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/neet-rate-15-29/malta.
Harvard
Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20), Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, Malta, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/neet-rate-15-29/malta (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{eurostat_young_people_not_in_2025,
author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
title = {{Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat\_lfse\_20): Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29, Malta, 2000 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_20/default/table},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/neet-rate-15-29/malta. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat\_lfse\_20). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_20/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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DA - 2026/09/10
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What is the young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta?
Young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta was 8.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is up 1.3 pts from 2024. That is the 21st highest of 27 EU countries in 2025.
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Eurostat, European Commission. Young people neither in employment nor in education and training (NEET), not employed, 15 to 29 years (edat_lfse_20). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest young people not in employment, education or training (NEET), ages 15 to 29 in Malta?
26.9% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.